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 |  Subject: The world's fastest cars  Thu May 15, 2008 7:33 pm | |
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Petrol prices are up. The economy is down. For some, neither matters - all they want is to be able to drive faster than anyone else on the road, whatever the cost.
And the cars that can deliver that promise are built solely for speed. They're not the kinds of cars that are particularly good for anything else, such as dropping off the kids at school (unless they're running exceptionally late that day) or picking up a carton of milk on the way home from work. These cars reach obscene speeds in mere seconds, the same amount of time that normal cars need just to warm up. Just ask Tom duPont, publisher of duPont Registry, a gallery of fine automobiles.
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"A Bugatti test driver took a $US100 bill and plastered it on the dashboard," recalls duPont, who was invited to strap into the passenger seat for a demonstration drive. "He told me I could have it if I could grab it once we took off."
The French-made Bugatti Veyron races from 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds and effortlessly cruises to a top speed of 253 mph. Most probably can't imagine what that feels like, but duPont learned firsthand.
"The car accelerates so fast that you can't touch [the $US100 bill]," he said. "You can't move your hands."
Even if duPont had managed to defy the laws of physics and become $US100 richer, that wouldn't have afforded him a Bugatti Veyron or any of the other nine vehicles that made our list of the fastest cars in the world. DuPont cautions that superfast cars "aren't for the faint of heart financially or physically." The Veyron is the most expensive ultra-fast car on our list, with a price tag starting at $US1.5 million.
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| | Subject: Re: The world's fastest cars Thu May 15, 2008 7:40 pm | |
| OK...
You take the train then...
And I'll stick with the Bugatti...
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